Lending interest rate in Liberia
Liberia: Lending interest rate was 13.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Liberia, 1981–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, lending interest rate in Liberia stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Liberia peaked at 22.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 40th out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 13.4% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Liberia
- Net migration -9,870 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.28 billion current LCU (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.9% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 108.21 million current LCU (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.8% (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Broad money 27.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 191.31 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Liberia?
- Lending interest rate in Liberia was 13.3% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for lending interest rate?
- Liberia ranks 40th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.